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Removing high-profile Covid conspiracy theorists from Facebook has had only limited impact upon the spread of misleading information, research from Cardiff University has found.
Academics, government and industry come together to highlight success of inter-disciplinary research programme.
A major influence operation is systematically manipulating Western media to spread propaganda and disinformation that supports Kremlin interests, a report from Cardiff University concludes.
David Tuxworth of the Crime and Security Research Institute (CSRI) presents research to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD).
People consume less alcohol as the price of food increases, suggesting this may influence the decision to buy it, a new study led by Cardiff University has found.
Study uses emergency department data to show ‘large reduction’ in violent injury during lockdown – but no change in violence in the home.
The Sêr Cymru funding has enabled the institute to bring on three researchers who will extend the OSCAR team’s capacity to explore the causes and consequences of disinformation.
A new report offers insights into the reasons why seemingly outlandish claims on social media can gain traction.
A sophisticated China-linked social media operation played a key role in spreading disinformation during and after the US election, a report from Cardiff University concludes.
Close collaborator of the CSRI, Dr Jose Camacho Collados, is awarded the prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship for his work into disinformation.
Aleksandra Edwards, a Research student from the Distributed Analytics and Information Science (DAIS) group, has recently presented online at the 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING) based in Barcelona, Spain.
New research develops an artificial intelligence architecture that enhances trust and coordination between humans and machines.
Professor Alun Preece brings research from the DAIS ITA programme to this year’s Annual Fall Symposium on “AI in Government and Public Sector Applications”.
Professor Martin Innes illustrates how lessons learned from other disciplines show that sometimes playing the long game is the best approach.
Researchers employ machine learning to map the distribution of reported incidents of violent crime against alcohol outlets and, crucially, locations where alcohol is not sold.
New report shows fake news risks having a negative impact on trust in scientists and experts
Report provides new understanding of how hostile state actors used leaked material about UK-US trade negotiations connected to Brexit to try and influence the UK General Election in December 2019.
Economic impact of COVID-19 requires renewed focus on evidence and guidance in public sector.
Researchers trace the influence of innovations in digital influence engineering pioneered by far-right groups and agencies linked to the Kremlin.
